Chapter 24: The Dragon Boy Returns Home

  After the old Chinese doctor's acupoint treatment, Xiaolongnu's stomach pain has alleviated, but she is still weak all over and can't move at all. When leaving Nanyang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall, Tang Xiaosheng decides to carry Xiaolongnu back home.

  Little Dragon Girl felt that this was somewhat improper: "Brother, carrying me on your back like this in the streets will probably make people laugh."

  Tang Xiaosheng joked: "Taking one's own girlfriend home is a matter of course, how can it be a joke?"

  The little dragon girl's face turned slightly red: "But, your leg is still injured..."

  "Long'er, my leg is almost fine." Tang Xiao Sheng interrupted her, "Your stomachache has just shown some improvement, it's not suitable to do too intense exercise."

  Xiao Longnv feared that her stomach pain would recur, hesitated for a moment, and finally had no choice but to agree. So, Tang Xiaosheng carried her on his back and left the Chinese medicine clinic, walking slowly on the street towards Jiayuan Community.

  "Look, that girl is so lucky, she has a boyfriend carrying her while strolling around, I'm so jealous."

  "I think her boyfriend is the lucky one, having such a beautiful girlfriend."

  ……

  Along the way, there were many onlookers and many discussions.

  Tang Xiaosheng seemed very calm about it and has never been too concerned about other people's comments.

  However, Little Dragon Girl didn't have a face as thick-skinned as his. Under the gaze of many passersby, she looked very uncomfortable, her pale face had already turned red like a Red Fuji apple. To avoid people's eyes, she could only lightly stick her head on Tang Xiaosheng's back.

  Before long, the two arrived at Jiayuan Community and came to the bottom of Building A. Tang Xiaosheng found that the elevator was still under maintenance, which meant he had to carry Little Longnu up fifteen floors. Although Little Longnu's figure was very slender and not heavy, it was also a challenge.

  The little dragon girl seemed to see his difficulty and said in a low voice: "Let's go down and walk by myself!"

  Tang Xiaosheng deliberately sank his face and asked back: "Long Er, are you doubting my strength?"

  "Can you carry me up to the 15th floor with your frail physique?" Little Dragon Girl asked bluntly.

  "It shouldn't be." Tang Xiaosheng said with a bit of rascality, "However, if Long'er can give me a kiss on the cheek, I think it should be fine."

  The little dragon girl's beautiful eyes moved slightly, and she pursed her lips, saying: "Don't even think about it."

  Actually, Tang Xiaosheng was also taking the opportunity to tease and adjust the atmosphere, and didn't really take it to heart. Taking a step back, if Little Dragon Girl had actually kissed him, he might have gone weak in the knees on the spot.

  After a moment, he took a deep breath and then started walking up the stairs one step at a time.

  First floor, second floor, third floor, fourth floor...

  When he reached the eighth floor, he was almost unable to hold on, carrying a woman is really not an easy physical task. But as a man, how can he not hold on in front of a woman?

  In any case, we must hold on!

  At this time, he secretly activated the "Reversal Pulse Method", and his internal energy circulated throughout his body. Before long, the fatigue in his body gradually dissipated, as if he had been reborn, and he regained his strength. Then, he took a deep breath and continued to climb up to the 15th floor.

  When I opened the door of my home and entered the living room, I unexpectedly heard a girl's crying voice.

  Tang Xiaosheng took a closer look and only then did he discover that Guo Xiang was sitting alone on the sofa, her small hands constantly wiping away at the corners of her eyes, her eyes already completely red, as if she had cried to the point of being heartbroken.

  He immediately stepped forward and asked anxiously: "Xiang Er, what happened?"

  Guo Xiang saw Tang Xiaosheng and immediately got up and ran over, sobbing: "Big brother, where did you go? I thought you were gone again!"

  As she spoke, tears gushed out again.

  It turned out that Guo Xiang had been practicing guitar in her bedroom all along. Later, when she came to the living room, she found that Tang Xiaosheng and Little Dragon Girl were nowhere to be seen, so she mistakenly thought they had abandoned her and gone into hiding together. As soon as she thought that she might not see Tang Xiaosheng again, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

  After listening to her explanation, Tang Xiaosheng comforted: "Xiang Er, don't cry, big brother is just taking Long Jie to see a doctor."

  Guo Xiang gently wiped the corner of her eye with her sleeve, saw Xiao Longnv's haggard face, wrinkled her delicate nose and asked in a childish voice: "Sister Long, are you sick?"

  "It's just a bit of stomach trouble, nothing serious."

  Then Tang Xiaosheng put Little Dragon Girl on the bed, covered her with a quilt and let her rest well. He himself went to the kitchen alone to decoct medicine.

  The old Chinese doctor prescribed three doses of medicine. Tang Xiaosheng didn't know the names of the medicines, only that he should put all the ingredients in a pot and boil them together.

  The medicine had to be simmered for several hours, and it would still take some time before they could drink it. Tang Xiaosheng then cooked a pot of porridge with dried ginger, galangal, Sichuan pepper, glutinous rice, and brown sugar.

  In less than half an hour, the porridge was cooked. He ladled a small bowl and took it to the bedroom: "Long'er, have something to eat first."

  Xiao Long Nu still had no appetite, but seeing Tang Xiao Sheng bustling around for half a day, she couldn't bear to refuse him, so she took the bowl and drank a few mouthfuls, saying softly: "Tang, I didn't expect you could cook congee."

  The poor man's children grew up early, Tang Xiaosheng was born in a rural village, and his family was not well-off. From a young age, he had to help his parents with household chores. At the age of five, he could burn firewood, at seven, he started washing his own clothes, at eight, he learned how to cook, and by eleven, he not only knew how to feed livestock but also helped in the fields.

  Of course, there's nothing to brag about, he just lightly asked: "How does it taste?"

  Little Dragon Girl frankly said: "The taste is a bit strange, it's not very good to drink."

  "It's not good to drink, that's right, this is medicinal congee. Good medicine tastes bitter. From now on, if you don't eat on time, there will be plenty of opportunities to drink medicinal congee."

  The little dragon girl pursed her thin lips, seeming to want to say something, but ultimately didn't say it. A few minutes later, she finally finished drinking the porridge, and Tang Xiaosheng took the bowl and was about to leave the room.

  "Go ahead."

  At this time, Little Dragon Girl suddenly called out to him in a soft voice, and said with a slight bow, "Thanks to you today."

  Tang Xiaosheng walked up to her, casually touched her forehead and teased: "Long'er, it seems you're really not feeling well, actually saying thank you to me, is there a need to be so polite with me?"

  The little dragon girl was silent for a moment before speaking slowly: "It must have been very tiring to carry me upstairs just now, I saw you were sweating."

  Tang Xiaosheng followed her words and said: "Since you know I'm hardworking, I'll trouble you to work harder in the future, eat on time."

  The little dragon girl nodded: "I'll try."

  "Alright, stop daydreaming, get some rest, call me if you need anything."

  "Uh-huh."

  After leaving Xiaolongnv's bedroom, Tang Xiang came to the living room and saw Guo Xiang holding a guitar sitting on the sofa practicing slowly.

  "Big brother, how is Dragon Sister?" Guo Xiang asked as soon as he came out.

  "It's much better." Tang Xiaosheng sat down beside her, took a look at the guitar in her hand and asked, "Xiang Er, how's your guitar learning going?"

  "Today I learned two more chords!" After speaking, her left hand drew a few strokes on the lower frets of the guitar.

  Tang Xiaosheng saw that she seemed very interested in playing the guitar, and asked: "Xiang Er, since you like playing the guitar so much, have you ever thought of making it your ideal?"

  Guo Xiang blinked and asked: "What is ideal?"

  "Tang Xiaosheng explained: 'An ideal is something you really like and are willing to spend a lot of time doing.'"

  Guo Xiang thought for a moment and said: "When I was locked in the mental hospital, my ideal was to leave the hospital. Now that I'm out, it seems like I don't have an ideal anymore."

  Tang Xiaosheng said: "A person cannot be without ideals, otherwise what's the difference between him and a salted fish?"

  "Oh, I see." At this point, Guo Xiang's eyes rolled over and she changed her tone, "I know what my ideal is now. My ideal is to have an ideal first."

  Tang Xiaosheng smiled slightly and gently stroked her hair, saying, "Mm, first have an ideal."

  "Big brother, what's your ideal?" Guo Xiang asked curiously.

  "To become a good actor."

  Afterwards, Guo Xiang continued to practice the guitar, while Tang Xiaosheng practiced qigong in the living room. Little Dragon Maiden had already given a detailed explanation of some of the martial arts from the "Nine Yin True Classics" that morning, so he followed her instructions and repeated his practice for an entire afternoon.

  By dusk, he would serve the well-cooked Chinese medicine to Xiaolongnü and then cook dinner for Guo Xiang, becoming the household's nanny.

  At past eleven at night, after Little Dragon Girl and Guo Xiang had fallen asleep, he took another cold shower and continued to sleep naked on the sofa in the living room with a fan blowing beside him. Inside his body, the "Reversal of Meridians" technique continued to circulate repeatedly, cultivating it over and over until he fell into a dream...